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Napier Art Deco & Wine: Explore Hawke's Bay
4.5
117 Ratings
Napier
Explore Napier’s Art Deco charm and savor local wines and beers on this exclusive 4-hour shore excursion. Limited seats, pre-book now!
Explore Napier’s Art Deco charm and savor local wines and beers on this exclusive 4-hour shore excursion. Limited seats, pre-book now!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Napier - Known as the Art Deco Capital of the World, Napier offers a unique opportunity to discover the charm of Art Deco architecture. Visitors can explore the city and its suburbs, including an Art Deco housing estate, to appreciate its distinctive character. If any of the mentioned sites are unavailable, efforts will be made to provide an…
- Napier - Known as the Art Deco Capital of the World, Napier offers a unique opportunity to discover the charm of Art Deco architecture. Visitors can explore the city and its suburbs, including an Art Deco housing estate, to appreciate its distinctive character. If any of the mentioned sites are unavailable, efforts will be made to provide an alternative stop.
Two premium wineries are visited for wine tasting, ensuring no compromise on quality despite high tasting fees.
- Mission Estate Winery - Guests may visit one of New Zealand’s top wineries, learning about its history and exploring the grounds before sampling a selection of their excellent wines, including both local reds and whites. Visits are subject to availability, with a similar premium winery offered as a substitute if necessary, maintaining quality standards.
- Bluff Hill Lookout - Offers a stunning view of Napier, making it one of the city’s most popular attractions.
- Napier Reef Garden - A beautiful historical park in Napier, featuring flowers and a waterfall, ideal for photography and learning about Napier’s historical prison.
- Brookfields Vineyards - A highly visited boutique winery in Napier, cherished by many visitors. Availability is subject to change, but a similar premium winery will be offered if needed.
- Arataki Honey Visitor Centre - This activity is included only if weather conditions or road closures prevent visiting the other attractions. While it may extend the tour duration, efforts will be made to ensure an enjoyable experience without affecting ship schedules.
The Arataki Honey Centre provides free entry, live beehives, complimentary honey tastings, and educational displays for all ages. Visitors can explore a variety of premium New Zealand honeys, including UMF™-rated Manuka, Rewarewa, Pōhutukawa, and Wildflower varieties, many of which are not available in regular retail stores.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- 2 Premium Winery tastings
- WhatsApp customer support for faster response
- Live commentary on board
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Bottled water
- 2 Premium Winery tastings
- WhatsApp customer support for faster response
- Live commentary on board
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Any private purchases
- Lunch
- Any private purchases
Additional Information
This 4-hour shore excursion showcases the highlights of the Hawke’s Bay region, including Napier sightseeing, Napier’s Art Deco, and Hawke’s Bay wines! Participants will visit two renowned wineries and discover why Napier is celebrated as the Art Deco Capital of the World.
This comprehensive tour includes entrance fees and all tasting fees.
The tour is…
This 4-hour shore excursion showcases the highlights of the Hawke’s Bay region, including Napier sightseeing, Napier’s Art Deco, and Hawke’s Bay wines! Participants will visit two renowned wineries and discover why Napier is celebrated as the Art Deco Capital of the World.
This comprehensive tour includes entrance fees and all tasting fees.
The tour is led by a seasoned local expert with 20 years of experience in Napier tours, promising an unforgettable experience.
Inquire now, as seats are strictly limited and available only through pre-booking.
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please Note: A current valid passport may be required on the day for proof of age to taste.
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- A minimum of 2 people per tour is required - single travellers please enquire
Location
Napier Port
Plz meet your tour guide at Napier port close to ship showing Sign says - Hawke's Bay scenic tours, If any trouble finding your Guide plz message us.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(117 Ratings)
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Rosemary_p
Mar 21, 2026
Kirsty was a wonderful... - Kirsty was a wonderful very knowledgable guide. so passionate about her tour. We enjoyed the day spent with her very much. I highly recommend this tour and this tour guide.
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Sean_l
Mar 15, 2026
Amazing Tour - Anil was a great tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and has a great sense of humour. He showed us the beautiful lookout and then the stunning art-deco little town. We were then taken through the art-deco suburbs to see the houses. Following this we were taken to two beautiful wineries where we tasted a number of lovely wines. Highly recommend this tour group, and especially Anil.
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Jennifer_d
Mar 14, 2026
Fabulous tour - our guide... - Fabulous tour - our guide Anil was amazing and ensured we had AMPLE tastings and a super fun experience, including arranging for us to have one of the owners lead our tasting at Brookside. THANK YOU ANIL!!
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Matthew_d
Mar 6, 2026
Nuanced, elegant and fun - Great day. Anil was great. At Brookfields, he recognized Sharon was having a good time with our group and let us stay longer. Full disclosure: We bought 4 bottles. Well worth it.
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Rebecca_b
Mar 5, 2026
Hawke’s Bay - Great opportunity to explore this beautiful area and what it has to offer. Wineries were gorgeous and a lot of fun.
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Susan_h
Mar 4, 2026
This included 2 wineries.... - This included 2 wineries. The Mission Winery was very interesting as the winery tour guide gave us much information about the wines and the winery.
The tour guide/ bus driver did an excellent job. Especially since he had a large group tour while it is advertised as a small group tour.
It was a fun tour and our guides handle the large group well but it should not be advertised as a small group tour.
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Nycv
Mar 12, 2026
Disappointing day - Tour was not as advertised and disappointed with the day. First of all this was not a small group with max 15 people - it was a 50 seater quite frankly horrible bus which was old and filthy and very uncomfortable. The tour guide was actually very knowledgeable and gave us lots of information about the history of Napier which was very interesting. After this we went to Mission Estate and had an enjoyable tasting but then rushed back to the bus and no time to explore the beautiful winery. Then taken to Arataki honey which was a waste of time as cannot make purchases as on a cruise ship. Then off to the Bluff lookout which couldn’t actually go all the way as large vehicles are banned, not sure if we had been on the advertised mini bus it would have made a difference. The Napier reef garden wasn’t even mentioned or visited so missed out entirely. Then taken to Pask winery which whilst was not the advertised winery was a nice enough visit but then tried to split us up into two groups one back to ship the other advised wouldn’t be taken back to ship and we would have to catch ship shuttle, unfortunately there was no room for us on the ship bus so advised would have to go to shuttle stop, after some disagreement agreed to arrange to take us to the ship along with sone other guests in the same situation. Overall very disappointed with this tour.
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John_s
Mar 12, 2026
Very disappointed - Tour was not as advertised and disappointed with the day. First of all this was not a small group with max 15 people - it was a 50 seater quite frankly horrible bus which was old and filthy and very uncomfortable. The tour guide was actually very knowledgeable and gave us lots of information about the history of Napier which was very interesting. After this we went to Mission Estate and had an enjoyable tasting but then rushed back to the bus and no time to explore the beautiful winery. Then taken to Arataki honey which was a waste of time as cannot make purchases as on a cruise ship. Then off to the Bluff lookout which couldn’t actually go all the way as large vehicles are banned, not sure if we had been on the advertised mini bus it would have made a difference. The Napier reef garden wasn’t even mentioned or visited so missed out entirely. Then taken to Pask winery which whilst was not the advertised winery was a nice enough visit but then tried to split us up into two groups one back to ship the other advised wouldn’t be taken back to ship and we would have to catch ship shuttle, unfortunately there was no room for us on the ship bus so advised would have to go to shuttle stop, after some disagreement agreed to arrange to take us to the ship along with sone other guests in the same situation. Overall very disappointed with this tour.
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Kkihunt
Mar 2, 2026
Nice wineries … uncomfortable ride. - The two wineries they took us had flavorful wine and pretty grounds. We enjoyed them both. What was a disappointing fact was we paid for a small group experience and were shuttled around as a group of 49 in a bus that was sized for elementary age children. The bus was too big to go to top of park for views that were promised. The views were nice from the lower point and the guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Don’t promise small group experiences and cram me in a large uncomfortable bus made for small children that can’t get to places with the best view. I disembarked the ship at 805 on the first group to assure a good seat and view and did not get that and that was disappointing.
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Michaelbu1579ld
Mar 7, 2026
Great wine tasting, poor transport arrangements. - This was advertised as a small group tour, maximum of 15 people. Over 40 people were crammed into an older bus, not a coach, where the sear widths were extremely narrow, making travelling uncomfortable. We were supposed to leave 30 minutes after the first person arrived in the bus. We were nowhere near the first on the coach and we waited for over 40 minutes before it left. At the end of the second tasting we were told that we would be returned to Napier where we would have to catch the shuttle bus back to the port, rather than being dropped off at the port where we had been collected from. As so many of us complained, an additional minibus was provided to take us from where the bus finally stopped in Napier back to the port.
The wine tasting at the Mission was excellent, as was the one at the Pask winery.
Whilst the coach drove around Napier, there were no photo opportunities in the town, other than through the bus windows.
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